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I absolutely agree. I backed Pebble the first and second time they were on Kickstarter but passed on round three because my Pebble Time Steel was still going st
by pluma 10y ago
I absolutely agree. I backed Pebble the first and second time they were on Kickstarter but passed on round three because my Pebble Time Steel was still going strong and all the new features seemed to be focused on the fitness aspects to the point the "one more thing" reveal turned out to be a small headless device that is only really useful to runners.
Pebble was everything I wanted from a smartwatch:
* a water-resistant Android-compatible wrist-mounted bluetooth watch
* that shows me real-time notifications from my smartphone (but lets me filter notifications to kill the noise)
* that allows me to pause/resume smartphone audio
* that has an always-on display I can read in broad daylight
* and that can go a number of days without charging
Now that Pebble is gone, I'm regretting not having bought the Pebble 2 because I'm worried there's nothing I can replace my Pebble Time Steel with when the time comes.
I don't need nor want a fitness tracker -- I'm only interested in sleep tracking and I prefer charging my watch while I sleep. A heartrate monitor would be fun but just a gimmick.
Ironically I never had any use for wrist watches before I bought my first Pebble and now I feel naked without it. But I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars for something I really just want to tell me the time and buzz and show me notifications without having to pull my smartphone out.
- teekert 10y agoI guess you and me are part of a very small group of users, sadly.